11 JULY 1931, page 3

Sir Neville Lyttelton General Sir Neville Lyttelton,...

Hospital since 1912, died on Monday, aged eighty-five. He was one of the eight sons of the fourth Lord Lyttelton, whose wife was a daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne and a sister of......

Across Africa By Railway The Opening Of The Last Stretch

wanted to complete the railway from Benguela, on the West Coast of Africa, to Beira was celebrated last week. It is the presence of copper fields in Katanga, developed with......

Sport Wimbledon Is Behind Us, And We Have Watched Its

laurels go to Germany and America with a courteous equanimity which, in a country fast turning Protec- tionist, can be interpreted either as a tribute to our sporting spirit or......

The Overseas League In Spite Of A Certain Close Connexion

with ourselves, we cannot refrain from congratulating the Overseas League on completing twenty-one years of existence. The event was celebrated on Thursday, July 2nd, by a most......

Bullfights The Eagerly Awaited Pronouncement Of The...

new Spanish Government to bullfights has now been made, and will cause both hope and disappointment. The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior has informed the Spanish......

Sir William Hart Dyke We Record With Regret The Death,

on July 3rd, of the venerable Victorian squire, Sir William Hart Dyke, at the age of ninety-three. Ile succeeded his father as seventh Baronet, and owner of Lullingstone Castle,......

The Duke Of Aosta Italy Has Lost A Distinguished Soldier

in the Duke of Aosta, a cousin of the King of Italy, who died on Sunday at the age of sixty-two. The Duke was the son of the unfortunate Amadeus, who was induced to accept the......

Bank Rate 21 Per Cent., Changed From 8 Per Cent.

on May 14th, 1931. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 103* ; on Wednesday week, 103; a year ago, 1034 - . Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 971 • on Wednesday......

London Squares In August We Should Like At This Date,

as in former years, to ask those Committees and others who have control of the gardens in London Squares and Gardens whether they could make arrangements with the Managers or......